Trump's personal lawyer, Jay Sekulow, dismissed House Democrats' request for the president's tax returns — charging that the probe sets a precedent for using the IRS for political purposes
President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Jay Sekulow, on Sunday dismissed House Democrats' request for the president's tax returns, charging the probe sets a precedent for using the IRS for political purposes.Story Continued Below
On Wednesday, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal requested six years’ worth of Trump's personal and business tax returns, responding to the party's long-held cries for Trump to release them himself. Though the president is not required to make public his tax returns, past presidents have done so voluntarily for the past half century.
Rep. Dan Kildee , who sits on the Ways and Means Committee, said Sunday the probe was a legitimate policy inquiry and that House Democrats were not considering releasing the returns to the public. He said it would be likely not even other members of the committee would see the returns, and Neal would keep them to himself.
"There's a real question, George, as to whether the president's personal financial interests impact his decision-making," Kildee told ABC host George Stephanopoulos. "The public has the right to know whether the president's interests are impacting the decisions he makes using the authority that we have granted him by electing him as president."
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